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Sorry Maggie, I'm already committed to the French Way with friend Craig at that time. Care to join us?My friend Marilyn from South Africa wishes to walk the Mozarabe from Malaga, but is rightly concerned that she will have a very lonely pilgrimage. I walked this route last year and was very lucky to find a walking partner on this forum. During eighteen days it took us to reach Mérida on the VdlP we saw only one group of three pilgrims very briefly at the point of joining with the route from Granada.
Is there anyone out there thinking of walking this route or wishing for a more solitary Camino without wishing to be entirely alone? Last year we often walked our own pace during the day but it was very reassuring to know there was someone not too far away and to have company in the evenings.
My friend is thinking of setting out from Malaga on 13 April this year. I can highly recommend this route and if you would like more information you are welcome to read my blog - where I posted every day from the Camino.
http:/www/magwood.me/camino-mozarabe/ or take a look at my (rather long) video showing the beauty of this trail
My plan is to start on 2 April from Almeria. It will take about 14 days to reach Baena where the route with Malaga joins. I am afraid I will be too early for your friend.
Seems we are both burning the midnight oil! Hi Maggie thanks for your super quick reply - and all the information - how do you contact the Malaga amigos? I remember buying my ticket at the airport I suppose I can do the same again - it is almost impossible to book on line and they were very helpful last time round. Have you any idea how long the slow train takes. I have made notes from your fab blog but can't seem to find any decent maps ( wonder if I could even follow them) haha - will send you an email during the week - take care an once again muchos graciasVery intrepid Marilyn. I hope you come across other pilgrims on your journey. You could contact the Malaga amigos and ask if they know if anyone will be walking at the same time. When I visited to get my passport last year there were 6 or 8 others there for the same reason. But the office is only open for two hours once a week so everyone has to go at the same time.
There is a fast train from Madrid to Malaga, just 2 hours and 20 minutes. I guess there will also be a slower, cheaper train.
I will look out some of the information I used in lieu of a guide book and send it to you and post it here so it may help others.
Keep in touch.
Maggie
Hi George so enjoyed following yours and Maggie's camino last year - thus the inspiration to follow in your footsteps this year. I am glad to hear the route is well marked - dread getting lost on my own ( no one to blame for wrong directions) thank you for the info on printable maps - will certainly follow up on that oneHi Marilyn, printable maps at "the walking pilgrim " site. I was Maggies walking partner last year, I think we were both surprised how well the route was marked.
Regards
George
Thank you so much - you could always slow down for me to catch up hahaHi Marilyn,
The Amigos of Cordoba have made an English language description of the route which will serve you well from Baena to Merida (pdf)
http://caminomozarabe.es//wp-content/uploads/2015/01/inglestodasetapas.pdf
So bad you probably will be some days behind me from Baena.
Hi George - can you recommend accommodation in Malaga thanksHi Maggie, This year its Camino Augusta Cadiz to Seville, then theVia de la Plata north to the Sanabres, (your pictures from last year decided me) then along that to Santiago and Finnisterre.
Do you remember the note in the albergue book in (I think Almogia) "This albergue saved my life! just spent 10 hours wandering lost on El Torcal"
So it would be a good idea for Marilyn to be ultra careful on that etapa.
Regards
George
PS just checked it wasn't Almogia it was Villanueva de la Concepcion.
Hi Maggie, This year its Camino Augusta Cadiz to Seville, then theVia de la Plata north to the Sanabres, (your pictures from last year decided me) then along that to Santiago and Finnisterre.
Do you remember the note in the albergue book in (I think Almogia) "This albergue saved my life! just spent 10 hours wandering lost on El Torcal"
So it would be a good idea for Marilyn to be ultra careful on that etapa.
Regards
George
PS just checked it wasn't Almogia it was Villanueva de la Concepcion.
Hi Marilyn, I booked a room in the "Residencia Universitaria San Jose" in the old town, nothing special, but it was near the Piccaso museum and the church of Santiago, which was open in the afternoon for my first sello.
Regards
George[/QUOTE
Many thanks for this George - I am going to check it out now - when do you plan on getting to Santiago?
Oh dear Maggie I will have to be extra super alert - you will have to tell me exactly where this spot is - is there a cross road at this point?El Torcal is the huge climb and descent before Antequera. Do you remember we spent ages looking for an arrow in the long grass in the fog? It is certainly easier when there are two of you to scout for the signs.
Another long Camino for you this year. When are you setting off? Maybe we could meet up again in Santiago.
Hi George - I have tried opening up this site and can get as far as "download Villanueva etc and then it says this site may close in spring - have you been able to open it recently" . Maybe I am doing something wrong will try again later - but many thanks for this info - it has all been noted in my little black bookHi Maggie I will be in Santiago on the 20th and 26th of May hope we can meet up, going to walk to Finnisterre and back with my grandson who wanted to get a little of the camino experiance.
Hi Marilyn, sorry if I've scared you with the lost on El Torcal thing, but if you go onto The walking pilgrim site, find the Camino Mozarabe Malaga, download Villanueva-Antequera as an Earth file zoom in, follow the surfaced road/camino track untill the camino leaves the surfaced road by a building to the right 36 56 20 N 4 34 46 W, thats where it took us a little while to find an arrow, it was on a large stone in long grass.
Don't forget to get your first stamp in the church of Santiago in Malaga.
On camino we found the best place to get the directions/ key for the albergues was often the "policia local" office.
Best regards
George
Thank you Carel for this - I could read most of it and got the gist of the story - I do hope that the snow will be long gone by the 14 April . This time round I am going to be more prepared for cold weather should it hit like last time I was on the VDLP.Anyhow, it seems that warm clothes are needed for who walks now in Spain.
Link in Dutch, so Marilyn possibly can read it.
http://nos.nl/artikel/2089869-82-wandelaars-in-spanje-gered-uit-ingesneeuwd-bergstation.html
I also saw that the amigos from Almeria give a snow warning for the last two stages before Granada. I guess it will be gone in April.
Will give it another try now - ooh so hard when you are technically challenged like me - but hey I am learning more every dayHi Marilyn, The walking pilgrim site still works (just checked) go to the site click "modern routes" then "alphabetical list" then find Camino Mozarabe Malaga open the file find Villanuvea - Antequera, click kml dump, the file then should download (bottom left on my screen) click to open, the file should open in "earth" zoom in to the co ordinates.
Regards
George
Where are you walking this year? George
My friend Marilyn from South Africa wishes to walk the Mozarabe from Malaga, but is rightly concerned that she will have a very lonely pilgrimage. I walked this route last year and was very lucky to find a walking partner on this forum. During eighteen days it took us to reach Mérida on the VdlP we saw only one group of three pilgrims very briefly at the point of joining with the route from Granada.
Is there anyone out there thinking of walking this route or wishing for a more solitary Camino without wishing to be entirely alone? Last year we often walked our own pace during the day but it was very reassuring to know there was someone not too far away and to have company in the evenings.
My friend is thinking of setting out from Malaga on 13 April this year. I can highly recommend this route and if you would like more information you are welcome to read my blog - where I posted every day from the Camino.
http:/www/magwood.me/camino-mozarabe/ or take a look at my (rather long) video showing the beauty of this trail
Hi Maggie I am back on line yay- hopefully there will be someone who would still like to walk from Malaga - thank you for your help
Hi Marilyn,
..did you end up walkin from Malaga? I am thinking about walking/cycling the Camino Mozarabe from Malaga to Cordoba in a couple of weeks (I'll have 7 days) and wondered if you had information/links that could help me.
I really need to know about Albergues/Refugios (or really cheap accommodation) along the way, as I'm on a very tight budget.
Could you tell me where I could collect a credential in Malaga. I saw something about a place that's open for two hours, two days a week..? Could you please clarify.
Do you think it is possible to travel the route on a bike? 2 weeks ago I completed the Camino Francais (along the walking route) on a mountain bike. I had to push my bike a lot of the time, but it was ok. - does anyone know what the hills are like compared to the Camino Francais?
Thanks in advance.
Buen Camino
Nat
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